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CAMDEN, Ark. Raytheon is reporting a successful test of an advanced warhead for its new DeepStrike surface-to-surface missile, a result that moves the weapon closer to its first flight test, planned for later during 2019.

FALL RIVER, Mass. and SYDNEY, Australia. Underwater robotics company Aquabotix has won a contract from the U.S. Army worth an estimated $150,000 for the purchase of its SwarmDiver unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) system along with training and test support; the sale, say company officials, will enable necessary government evaluation activities for the military’s consideration of operational use of the product in theatre.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida. The General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite has arrived at Kennedy Space Center so it can complete launch preparations in anticipation of launching the spacecraft as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Technology Program 2 (STP-2) flight on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

U.S. ARMY WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. Raytheon has completed technical testing during the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) sense-off at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, during which Raytheon demonstrated its readiness to deliver mission-critical LTAMDS capability to the U.S. Army.

PITTSBURGH. Many organizations lack sufficient personnel, time, and funding to build a cyberintelligence team, according to the findings in a report on cyberintelligence practices released by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The avionics market around the world is expected to grow from $68.5 billion in 2019 to $86.9 billion by 2024, at a CAGR of 4.86% during the forecast period, according to a study available from MarketsandMarkets, "Avionics Market by End User, System, Platform And Region - Global Forecast to 2024."

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Navy's science and technology research squadron, Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1), recently unveiled the UV-18 “Twin Otter” as the newest addition to the squadron’s fleet of aircraft research platforms.